Longmont police release part of crash call

Man who followed suspect didn't witness crash

LONGMONT -- The man who followed Gary Sheats' vehicle until it broke down did not witness Thursday's crash that killed a nearly full-term baby, according to the man's 911 call.

Longmont police on Sunday released part of the call the unidentified man made Thursday after Sheats reportedly hit Heather Surovik's Pontiac sedan at 17th Avenue and Pace Street at about 4:23 p.m. Thursday.

Surovik's unborn baby, which was due "within days," according to the family, was killed in the crash. After the 911 operator answers the call, the unidentified man asks if there was a hit-and-run crash, then says, "I'm behind the car that apparently's the car that did the run."

He confirms the type of car, then tells the operator that the Durango lost a wheel and stopped at Merriman Place and Fox Hill Drive, according to the tape. That's about 1.6 miles away from the crash.

"I was going to King Soopers and I saw that car come by and kind of flying all over the place, so I figured something couldn't be clear right there," the man said.

To hear the recording that Longmont webtpolice released, visit TimesCall.com.

Sheats, 52, had a blood-alcohol content of .292 after the crash, according to police. He was arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault while driving under the influence, DUI, leaving the scene of an injury accident and other charges. He is scheduled to be formally charged on Tuesday.

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